The AK-47 is a gas-operated rifle that was adopted and standardized in 1947. It was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and produced by Russian manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works. The AK-47 is compact, firing a 7.62×39mm cartridge, and is capable of selective fire (meaning that it can run in automatic fire). It was one of the first […]
Rifles
Top 3 Best 22 Mag Semi Auto Rifles
The 22 WMR is a great small game and varmint hunting cartridge. If you want to learn more about the cartridge itself, or glance at its ballistics, the above link will bring you to our dedicated 22 Magnum page. As with all rifles that you’d want to use for hunting, it’s important to get the […]
SKS Rifle History
The SKS is a semi-automatic rifle designed in 1945 by Sergei Gavrilovic Simonov. It is a self-loading carbine Simonov system 1945, or SKS 45. Originally, it was meant to serve alongside Mikhail Kalashnikov’s new AK-47 design, to replace the Mosin Nagant bolt action rifle that had been in service since 1891. However, as the mass […]
AR/AK Pistols Back on Menu as Law Makers Ask Biden to Put Them on NFA
A group of anti-gun politicians wrote a letter and sent it off to President Biden. It was dated March 31, 2021. That letter spoke about how bad AR and AK style pistols are, and that they want him to consider taking executive action against them. Their request is that they be added to the NFA, […]
17 Most Fun Guns To Own or Shoot
I know you’ve heard of the whole bucket list thing, right? In case you haven’t, a bucket list is filled with things you want to do before you die. What follows here is a combination of my gun bucket list, as well as firearms that I’d suggest for someone else’s. I have fired a lot […]
Top 5 Best Truck Guns
Top 5 Best Truck Guns It would be an understatement to admit that I am a great admirer of a carbine. But the fact is that I am, and carry one daily in my vehicle. Having said that, remember it is your responsibility to know the gun laws of your state and how those laws […]
Leadstar Arms New 308 DMR
Leadstar Arms is known for their uber lightweight AR-15 platform rifles and pistols. More recently, they’ve branched out from just their competition only rifles and carbines, into a more duty-centered rifle, like the Grunt and the DMR spoken about below. I’ve had a chance to shoot the Leadstar Arms rifles before and the ones I […]
Can My AR-15 Shoot Steel Cased Ammo?
On the minds of many these days is the great ammo shortage of 2021. This is something that we’re currently still knee-deep in without any sign of us coming out of it at any point soon. I won’t cover why we’re in an ammo shortage, or when I think we’ll be getting out of this […]
M1 Garand History
The .30″ caliber M1 Garand rifle was a gas-operated, semi-automatic, magazine-fed rifle that was developed by Springfield Armory firearms designer John Garand. The prototypes were refined during the 1920s and 1930s before being officially opted in 1932. And even then, it did not formally enter service until 1936 through an executive decision by then-Army Chief […]
5 Best SKS Mods and Upgrades
The SKS Rifle was one of the most popular rifles imported during the last century, and with good reason. First designed in the mid-40s by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, it’s a more accurate rifle, not to mention more affordable, than the average AK-47 is. Both rifles were developed in the Soviet Union around the same time, […]
